New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis and Orlando Magic small forward Tobias Harris fight for a rebound during the second half of Sunday's game at the New Orleans Arena.

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Jonathan Lintner
| The Courier-Journal

John Calipari gets the credit for reinvigorating the University of Kentucky's steady pipeline of players to the NBA, but it's the veterans who preceded him that have pushed the former Wildcats to the highest combined salary of any college contingent this season.

The 21 Wildcats in the NBA will earn a combined $77.3 million, besting Connecticut's $75.5 million, according to an analysis published this month by BusinessInsider.com. UCLA products are third at $68.6 million. Louisville and Indiana did not make the 20.

Four of UK's six top earners - Rajon Rondo, Tayshaun Prince, Chuck Hayes and ...